... ALARMING AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. — On Fri- day evening last, a fire broke out in a store-room ALARMING AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. — On Fri- day evening last, a fire broke out in a store-room at the Abbey (Tintern) Wire and Tin Works, near this town, and, as there were quantities of oils of various description on the premises, the fire spread rapidly and raged with great fury. Num- bers of men were ...

... MR GLADSTONE ON THE LAND QUESTION. THE speech delivered yesterday at Hawarden by Mr GLADSTONE will not, we fear, convey much comfort to the tenant fanners of England. It is quite true that the farmers are not much inclined to pin their faith again to Protection or to look to it for a remedy. What Mr GLADSTONE said about the price of wheat under the shelter of Pro- tection and afterwards when ...

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... LONGEVITY. The Ou'tuary of the Times on Wednesday con- tains some remarkable illustrations of prolonged exifctauu. m t.ie case of junc persons—viz., six lames and tnree gentlemen, who** united age, amounted to /74- \ears, giving an average of exacuy oo years to each. The oldest was a lady woo bad reacned toe a,?c of 96 years the youngest of t.ie same sex wa.s 0l. Qf the gentlemen the o Id est ...

... On Wednesday night Messrs William Abraham and David Morgan, two of the workmens' repre- sentatives upon the Sliding Scale Committee ad- dressed a well-attended meeting of miners, at Blaenavon, with respect to the amendments pro- posed to be made in the present sliding-scalc arrangement. Mr Walter Barry presided.—A resolutiou was unanimously passed in favour of the continuance of the present ...

... NORTH OF ENGLAND IRON AND COAL TRADES. MIDDLESBOROUGH, Thursday.—As reported at Tuesday's market, the pig-iron trade shows this week considerable slackness compared with the activity and nrmness displayed last week at the quarterly meeting. There was a relapse from the quarterly meeting until Tuesday of 9d to Is per ton. This was almost entirely owing to the con- siderable influence, it may be ...

... FEVEl continue very prevalent in this neigh- bourhood, notwithstanding all the efforts of the board of health, Upwards of 40 cases were last week under medical treatment. Some attribute the cause of these epidemics to the want of im- proyed drainage others to the excessive number of persons dwelling in the same tenements, the imprudent custom of congregating in infectious dwellings, and ...

... Or COURSE, it may be argued that there is no need of speech-makers in the House of Commons, where there are too ma,uy already, but Mr Dawnay is not only no speech-maker, but Ids main subject of thought and ta?k s&em to be jingoism pure and simple. As to what the agricultural portion of the constituency think of the rival claima of the two candidates, we may be permitted to quote from ...

... ATTACHMENT OF A SOLICITOR. Vice-Chancellor Bristowe, sitting in the Pala- tine Court of Lancaster on Monday, made an order for the attachment of a Liverpool solicitor. The ground of the application was an allegation that the solicitor had retained a sum of money to cover his costs, and in spite of repeated applica- tion had neglected to deliver his bill of costs. The Vice-Chancellor made an ...

... MONDAY. His lordship opened the court this morning at GRAND JURY. The following grand jury was sworn Colonel Lewes, Llanllear Colonel Lewis, Clynhew Messrs W. O. Brigstocke, Parkygors T. H. Brenchley, Glaneirvv; D. G. Davies, Castle Green Thomas Davies, Bank House C. H. Lloyd Fitzwilliams, Adpar House; Major Howell, Noyadd Trefawr; Charles E. Longcroit, Llanina; Thomos E. Lloyd, Coedmore James ...

... At an inquest held at the prison at Maidstone, on Monday morning, touching the dettli of two prisoners, it transpired that an epidemic of small-pox of a virulent nature was raging within the prison wallg. A Government inspector has been down, and the authorities are making every possible effort to stamp out the disease. ...

... THE IIOHNSEY UAIL'VAY COLLISION. No fili-tiler deaths hn'/n occurred, but Mrs Chowles, n, ]:)dy of 60, who very severely hurt, lies In a dang-orou. condition. All the o{,hei' injured psr.son. hoth a ...